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Definition of Dual
1. Adjective. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs. "Duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
2. Adjective. Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities. "Every episode has its double and treble meaning"
3. Adjective. A grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural). "Ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
Definition of Dual
1. a. Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek.
Definition of Dual
1. a linguistic form [n -S]